Neuroscience
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These Cells Spark Electricity in the Brain. They’re Not Neurons
For decades, researchers have debated whether brain cells called astrocytes can signal like neurons. -
Yes, We Have Free Will. No, We Absolutely Do Not
A volley of new insights reignites the debate over whether our choices are ever truly our own. -
The Usefulness of a Memory Guides Where the Brain Saves It
New research finds that the memories useful for future generalizations are held in the brain separately from those recording unusual events. -
The Worth of Wild Ideas
Even if a leading theory of consciousness is wrong, it can still be useful to science. -
Our Minds Remain Open When the LSD Wears Off
In a post-trip state, psychedelic researchers are finding, real healing begins. -
What Separates Highly Creative People
Brain scans reveal what fuels novel thinking. -
Loss of Smell May Be an Early Sign of Brain Diseases
Scientists have learned smell loss can be a diagnostic tool for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. -
How to Drive a Car Through a Wall
The winner of 2023’s Best Illusion of the Year contest on the nature of science and magic. -
Finding the Neural Correlates of Consciousness Is Still a Good Bet
How the wager between a neuroscientist and a philosopher will keep paying off. -
Which Sex of Mouse Should You Ask for Directions?
The sex stereotypes built into animal research.
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Forget What You Think You Know About Emotions
Emotions don’t happen to you; your brain creates them.
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Is Consciousness More Like Chess or the Weather?
Our minds seem both physical and intangible. That paradox has gripped this neuroscientist since childhood.
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Faulty Memory Is a Feature, Not a Bug
Forgetting and misremembering are the building blocks of creativity and imagination.
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Your Brain Is Shaped Like Nobody Else’s
Every brain’s white matter is different—and that might hold the key to better treatments.
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What Happens to My Brain on the Psychedelic DMT?
One question for Christopher Timmermann, a cognitive neuroscientist at Imperial College London.
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Neuroscience Has a Race Problem
Why Black people are poorly represented in neuroimaging studies—and how science can do better. -
The Brain Uses Calculus to Control Fast Movements
Researchers discover that to sharpen its control over precise maneuvers, the brain uses comparisons between control signals—not the signals themselves. -
What Does Love Do to Us?
One question for Anna Machin, an evolutionary anthropologist at Oxford University. -
What the Tiny Cluster of Brain Cells in My Lab Are Telling Me
I’ve created organoids that, surprisingly, have a lot to say about how the brain works. -
Why Your Brain Isn’t Into the Future
What you can’t imagine clearly, you value less.
